Will “Surgical Services Assistant” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
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Job Description
Assist surgeons during surgery by performing duties such as tissue retraction, insertion of tubes and intravenous lines, or closure of surgical wounds. Perform preoperative and postoperative duties to facilitate patient care.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2099.07
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Surgical Assistants”.
Also Known As…
- Surgical Assistants
- Surgical Technician (Surgical Tech)
- Surgical Scrub Technician (Surgical Scrub Tech)
- Surgical First Assistant
- Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA)
- Gastrointestinal Technician (GI Technician)
- Certified Surgical Technician
- Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA)
- Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA)
- Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant (CRNFA)
- Certified First Assistant (CFA)
- Surgical Assistant-Certified (SA-C)
- Surgical Assistant
- Surgery Technician
- Operating Room Technician
- Operating Room Assistant
- First Assistant
- Assistant-at-Surgery
Tasks for “Surgical Services Assistant”
- Clamp, ligate, or cauterize blood vessels to control bleeding during surgical entry, using hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures, or electrocautery equipment.
- Operate sterilizing devices.
- Insert or remove urinary bladder catheters.
- Assist in applying casts, splints, braces, or similar devices.
- Assist in the insertion, positioning, or suturing of closed-wound drainage systems.
- Cover patients with surgical drapes to create and maintain a sterile operative field.
- Postoperatively inject a subcutaneous local anesthetic agent to reduce pain.
- Monitor patient intra-operative status, including patient position, vital signs, or volume and color of blood.
- Adjust and maintain operating room temperature, humidity, or lighting, according to surgeon's specifications.
- Assess skin integrity or other body conditions upon completion of the procedure to determine if damage has occurred from body positioning.
- Remove patient hair or disinfect incision sites to prepare patient for surgery.
- Obtain or inspect sterile or non-sterile surgical equipment, instruments, or supplies.
- Transport patients to operating room.
- Pass instruments or supplies to surgeon during procedure.
- Coordinate or participate in the positioning of patients, using body stabilizing equipment or protective padding to provide appropriate exposure for the procedure or to protect against nerve damage or circulation impairment.
- Assist members of surgical team with gowning or gloving.
- Prepare and apply sterile wound dressings.
- Incise tissue layers in lower extremities to harvest veins.
- Maintain an unobstructed operative field, using surgical retractors, sponges, or suctioning and irrigating equipment.
- Assist with patient resuscitation during cardiac arrest or other life-threatening events.
- Verify the identity of patient or operative site.
- Determine availability of necessary equipment or supplies for operative procedures.
- Coordinate with anesthesia personnel to maintain patient temperature.
- Monitor and maintain aseptic technique throughout procedures.
- Apply sutures, staples, clips, or other materials to close skin, facia, or subcutaneous wound layers.
- Assist in volume replacement or autotransfusion techniques.
- Discuss with surgeon the nature of the surgical procedure, including operative consent, methods of operative exposure, diagnostic or laboratory data, or patient-advanced directives or other needs.
- Gather, arrange, or assemble instruments or supplies.
Related Technology & Tools
- Ethylene Oxide sterilizers
- Laptop computers
- Telethermometers
- C-arm tables
- Flash sterilizers
- Cauterizing equipment
- Sterile gowns
- Carbon dioxide CO2 lasers
- Patient transport stretchers
- Head stabilizers
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Body stabilizers
- Hemostat clamps
- Cardiac monitoring equipment
- Intravenous IV sets
- Argon beam coagulators
- Specimen collection containers
- Eye lasers
- Surgical fracture tables
- Subcutaneous injection syringes
- Wound drains
- Angiocaths
- Surgical masks
- Pagers
- Cast cutting saws
- Blanket warmer cabinets
- Patient positioning devices
- Eye magnets
- Surgical razors
- Fiberoptic endoscopes
- Desktop computers
- Hospital intercom equipment
- Powered surgical drills
- Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG lasers
- Urinary catheters
- Pressure steam autoclaves
- Cell savers
- Vascular clamps
- Medical image processing printers
- Surgical clamps
- Fluid warmers
- Blood warming equipment
- Mayo stands
- Surgical trocars
- Endoscopic camera/video systems
- Hypothermia units
- Medical staple kits
- Sterile drapes
- Personal computers
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Surgical robots
- Heart pacemakers
- Laparoscopes
- Surgical gloves
- Surgical retractors
- Anesthesia carts
- Surgical dermatomes
- Surgical scalpels
- Suture kits
- Pneumatic tourniquets
- Surgical protective goggles
- Nerve stimulators
- Suction machines
- Patient scheduling software
- Patient tracking software
- Supply documentation software
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- MEDITECH software
- Surgery workflow communication software
- Microsoft Excel
- Nursing documentation software